Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) is an independent body that represents the public interest. It assesses and reports on the efficiency and effectiveness of the police forces in England and Wales and, from 2017, the 45 fire and rescue services (FRSs) in England.

In assessing the effectiveness and efficiency of each FRS HMICFRS looks at three key areas:

how effective is the FRSs at preventing, protecting against, and responding to fires and other emergencies

how efficient are they; and

how well they look after the people who work for them.

In the summer of 2018 HMICFRS inspected Avon and 13 other FRSs; the associated reports were published by HMICFRS in December of that year. In addition to the 14 individual FRS inspection reports HMICFRS also published a summary of the findings across all these inspections. Following receipt of our report we put together an action plan to address the recommendations and suggested improvements identified in our report.

Below is a list of the key documents associated with the inspection, click on each line to access the document: